“This event signals the official beginning of the holidays for so many of our clients. They tell us how much they look forward to this. We love hosting this party,” said Don Larrance, CEO of Denver’s Perry & Co. Realtors.

With hot cocoa and cider, holiday cookies and Santa, and a zoo-ful of twinkling, blinking, moving lights, there’s something for everyone at Zoo Lights. The line for Santa was kept moving with the help of some volunteer elves. After a visit to Santa, the hit of the evening for the kids was the Carousel, which Perry & Co. hosts for the evening so everyone can take as many rides as they wish.

This year the animals were particularly lively, too – the elephants were up and about, the baby giraffe wowed the crowds and the tapir’s eerie calls created quite a stir.

“You don’t necessarily expect to the see any animals at night at the Zoo, but they were quite active this year, much to everyone’s delight,” said Barb Perry, one of Perry & Co.’s agents.